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Recently I was aboard a Westjet flight traveling home from Mexico. I normally carry on my camera backpack (full of lenses, chargers, etc) and my camera in it's housing. I tend to get a lot of questions from people asking me what that is (referring to my camera in it's housing). Anyway, there was...

I did not renew my policy when it expired at the beginning of the year, primarily because of all the negative reports. I had a policy with them for 8 years, and about 3 years ago I started sensing problems. Just odd things like my emails not getting through, and phone calls not being returned...

If you are on facebook, join the NEUE group, they can point you in the right direction. Bob Sherwood is part of the group too.. facebook.com/groups/NEUEDIR/

The issue here isn't the style of gear configuration (DIR vs. non-DIR). The issue is with diver error, which can happen regardless of style of gear configuration. Because the diver died while using an RB-80 clone and suggesting that his death would have been "avoided" had he been using a non-DIR...

Hi Matt, there's a whole group of GUE divers in the Toronto Area. Fire me a message and we'll get you set up with dives, training, etc.

Given that there is a lot we do not understand about the onset of CNS hits, there are things that may come into play that we cannot even account for since we either don't know what they are or do not understand the specific effect they have. For starters, do we know how much physical stress the...

I doubt we would accomplish much by doing that in this instance since there is a lot that we do not know in way of specifics.

While I would agree that experiencing a CNS hit at a ppO2 of around 1.5 is not that common, you need to realize that there are many other factors that can come into play in addition to just the ppO2, and considering the ppO2 alone is really just a general guideline. There is a lot we still don't...

Congrats on the housing, I think you're going to be very pleased with it. I have the D3/x version of the Aquatica housing and have been very happy with how it handles underwater. The controls are well placed and very clean without any slippage. If you ever have any concerns or questions about...

From reading the report, it seemed to me that diver error played a pretty significant role in the incident. Based on the report, the diver had planned to dive to 130 ft with backgas of EANx 29, putting the max planned ppO2 at just over 1.4 ATA. However, the diver maxed out at 140 ft (with a ppO2...

If you use wired strobed with TTL capability you may be able to do it. I know Ikelite makes TTL compatible housings for Nikon dSLRs to use with their strobes, or you could buy an external TTL controller if your housing does not have it built in. Your strobes would have to be able to cycle fast...

I got mine at Backscatter. They're not exactly cheap, but it works great. MacroMate Flip Lens for Aquatica Flat Port

Those two purposes are somewhat at odds with each other. I find that often what you use for above water photography isn't really optimal for underwater use. Excellent. I wish more new underwater photographers would do exactly that. With the PK-11a you're going to lose autofocus capability...

I tend to think it's not the additional source that is the money in the bank, but rather it is having sufficient reserves as per proper dive planning.

I have the macromate one which works quite well. It mounts using a bracket that tightens around the barrel of the port and the lens itself is hinged to the bracket so you can flip it out of the way when not shooting super macro,

That's really nothing new, especially so if you take your chances on a charter with a large group of unfamiliar divers. In an ideal world, everyone would be mindful and respectful of the environment and other divers by being as careful as possible so as not to ruin anyone's dive, photographer or...

One thing that has worked for me with shooting wide angle is to take a shot of something using a hand held light (or something that is already lit) at a distance that you'll be shooting at and then change the focus mode to manual. Since the lens is focused for this distance, switching it to...

There's no mention if the 70 minutes was bottom time or run time. There could be a very big difference.

A lot depends on what you're looking to shoot. The main difference is that the Tokina 10-17mm is a fisheye lens and the others are rectilinear lenses, which means you're going to get a much wider angle of view with the fisheye. You really can't compare the 10-17 with the 11-16 or 12-24 as they...

Are you talking about getting better than 1:1 magnification? With the 60mm an 105mm lenses you don't normally need any sort of diopter, but the addition of one will reduce the minimum focusing distance and allow you to get closer than without a diopter, achieving a greater than 1:1...